tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448444463143743592024-03-14T01:34:07.241-07:00FF VisionsFreezing time, somewhere, with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-24807765878735675692013-06-16T12:04:00.000-07:002013-06-16T12:05:24.775-07:00Airbus A350 XWB MSN001 First FlightThe title says it all ... Some shots from the Toulouse Blagnac airport during the first flight of the brand new Airbus A350 XWB (eXtra Wide Body) MSN001.
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/9058522169/" title="_MG_9033_ - Airbus A350 XWB MSN001 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/9058522169_ee15518a3b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="_MG_9033_ - Airbus A350 XWB MSN001"></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/9060793408/" title="_MG_9034_ - Airbus A350 XWB MSN001 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2889/9060793408_e09d04c3f2_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="_MG_9034_ - Airbus A350 XWB MSN001"></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/9058608505/" title="_MG_9037_ - Airbus A350 XWB MSN001 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7361/9058608505_f98b24f8b3_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="_MG_9037_ - Airbus A350 XWB MSN001"></a>
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Some more pictures available in full resolution on my Flickr photostream <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157634161135532/">in this set</a> ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Saint-Martin du Touch, 31300 Toulouse, France43.608648 1.379355000000032318.086613500000002 -39.929238999999967 69.1306825 42.687949000000032tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-13631028716717512292012-03-25T14:02:00.000-07:002012-03-25T14:02:55.858-07:00EF 85/1.8 USM, the best bargain ...Some sample pictures shot with an EF 85 F/1.8 USM, probably the lens with the best IQ/price ratio in the whole Canon catalog ...<br />
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All pictures below shot at f/4 in direct daylight, processed by DxO.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/7012292361/" title="EF 85 f1.8 at f4 - _MG_2090 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="EF 85 f1.8 at f4 - _MG_2090" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/7012292361_c57d455a1f_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/7012278725/" title="EF 85 f1.8 at f4 - _MG_2066 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="EF 85 f1.8 at f4 - _MG_2066" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7012278725_10647dbee7_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/6866136678/" title="EF 85 f1.8 at f4 - _MG_2172 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="EF 85 f1.8 at f4 - _MG_2172" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6032/6866136678_5c8209b471_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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The full-res version of the pictures above is available in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157629295278694/">this set</a> of my Flickr photostream.<br />
Do you want to know more about the shawls above ? Feel free to browse respectively to:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/EclatDuSoleil/rayons-de-couleur-2" target="_blank">Rayons de couleur</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/EclatDuSoleil/dans-le-bleu" target="_blank">Dans le bleu</a></li>
<li><a href="http://de-fil-en-aiguille.blogspot.fr/2012/03/le-snood-trop-fac.html" target="_blank">Le Snood "trop fac"</a> </li>
</ul>More samples coming soon ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Place Dominique Martin Dupuy, 31000 Toulouse, France43.599872 1.453915999999935643.59939 1.4530989999999355 43.600353999999996 1.4547329999999357tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-1504617297576354552011-09-18T08:56:00.000-07:002011-09-18T08:56:42.472-07:00A journey with a Zuiko Auto-T 100mm f/2.8My family of Olympus lenses has recently grown. Thanks to Riku, a member of the <a href="http://forum.mflenses.com/">MFLenses forum</a>, a nice Zuiko Auto-T 100mm f/2.8 has found a new home. Now, with the help of an OM-to-EOS adapter, he's enjoying my 5DII.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/6158196979/" title="Zuiko Auto-T 100 2.8 on EOS 5D MkII - _IGP6146 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="Zuiko Auto-T 100 2.8 on EOS 5D MkII - _IGP6146" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6077/6158196979_ce2e057623_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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Despite its focal length, the lens itself is quite compact, just a bit bigger than the Zuiko 50/1.8:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/6158754190/" title="Zuiko Auto-T 100 2.8 and 50 1.8 - _IGP6159 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="Zuiko Auto-T 100 2.8 and 50 1.8 - _IGP6159" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6158754190_cc0127c6a6_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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Although my adapter is not fitted with an EMF chip, focusing this lens is not really difficult because of its excellent contrast and reduced DoF (well, i must admit that the Eg-S focusing screen helped a lot). The color rendering is nice, too, with well saturated colors:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/6158264987/" title="Zuiko Auto-T 100 f2.8 at 2.8 - _MG_9576 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="Zuiko Auto-T 100 f2.8 at 2.8 - _MG_9576" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6158264987_b7f84bf8d8_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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The lens shows the signs of some CA when used wide open to picture high contrast scenes (check the top of the can above in the full-res picture), but the overall rendition across the full frame is really good. And the CA is easily removed post-processing the pictures.<br />
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Some technical data of the lens:<br />
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<blockquote>Name: OM-SYSTEM ZUIKO AUTO-T 100mm 1:2.8<br />
Optical scheme: 5 elements in 5 groups<br />
Diaphragm: f/2.8 to f/22<br />
Minimum focusing distance: 1m<br />
Filters thread: 49mm</blockquote><br />
If you are interested to see more unprocessed pictures shot with this lens, feel free to browse to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157627572117339/with/6158196979/">this Flickr set</a> on my photostream.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-78306951845151330022011-08-12T16:23:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:35:03.975-07:00MAXXI in RomeA picture from the new modern art museum MAXXI in Rome ...<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5988754722/" title="MAXXI - _MG_6483 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5988754722_c4ce2fc76d_z.jpg" alt="MAXXI - _MG_6483"></a><br />
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... and one from its backyard, hosting the WHATAMI project ...<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5988148893/" title="WHATAMI Project - _MG_6517 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5988148893_d2fff611cc_z.jpg" alt="WHATAMI Project - _MG_6517"></a><br />
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A few more coming in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157627310267618/with/5988148893/">this</a> Flickr set ... Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Rome, Italy41.8905198 12.49424859999999241.6330973 12.146585599999991 42.1479423 12.841911599999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-41067284449938578902011-06-23T13:12:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:31:33.612-07:00Voigtlander Color-Dynarex 85 f/2.8Introducing my last acquisition, a Voigtlander Color-Dynarex 85/2.8 in Rollei QBM mount, adapted to my 5DII replacing the original mount.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5864456428/" title="Voigtlander Color-Dynarex 85 2.8 on 5DII - _IGP5512 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="Voigtlander Color-Dynarex 85 2.8 on 5DII - _IGP5512" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5265/5864456428_7cb5933227_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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This fine lens was just taking some dust since some months in a show-window of one of my preferred local shops. After a discussion with some fine people on the <a href="http://forum.mflenses.com/">MFLenses forum</a>, i decided to buy it.<br />
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Once at home, i replaced the original QBM mount with an EF mount, which perfectly fitted the lens (and my camera).<br />
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After a few hours spent in the Jardin Royal in Toulouse here are some unprocessed sample shots, developed by Silkypix.<br />
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At f/2.8:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5853605121/" title="Voigtlander Color-Dynarex 85 2.8 at f2.8 - _MG_4683 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="Voigtlander Color-Dynarex 85 2.8 at f2.8 - _MG_4683" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5032/5853605121_91c8a28f41_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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At f/4:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5858049518/" title="Voigtlander Color-Dynarex 85 2.8 at f4 - _MG_4723 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="Voigtlander Color-Dynarex 85 2.8 at f4 - _MG_4723" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5238/5858049518_7abf8d2fce_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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My impressions about this lens:<br />
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<ul><li>Pro:</li>
<ul><li>The mount exchange requires a few minutes only and a precision screwdriver.</li>
<li>The lens is really easy to focus because of its excellent contrast (but i have an Eg-S focusing screen on my camera).</li>
<li>Excellent resolution starting wide open (be careful to the reduced DoF).</li>
<li>Great, well-saturated color rendering.</li>
<li>The lens doesn't hit the mirror of my camera when focused at the infinity.</li>
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<ul><li>Cons:</li>
<ul><li>The diaphragm ring doesn't have half stops.</li>
<li>The shortest focusing distance of 0.85m is a bit long for my taste (but, after all, this is not a macro lens).</li>
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To appreciate the image quality of this lens it is better to display the full-resolution pictures available in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157627007725066/with/5858049518/">this set</a> of my Flickr photostream. The samples you are looking at here have been resized by Flickr, thus they have lost some of the original sharpness ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-13320152859638085562011-05-30T16:26:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:31:02.088-07:00Angénieux 35-70 f/2.5-3.3A few weeks ago a friend of mine moved to a new house, so he asked me to take care of some of his "jewels" while he was playing with the boxes. Notably, between the glasses left to my care, a cult lens from a well known French manufacturer: an Angénieux 35-70 f/2.5-3.3:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5773514338/" title="Angenieux 35-70 F2.5-3.3 - _MG_2647 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="Angenieux 35-70 F2.5-3.3 - _MG_2647" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2725/5773514338_31fb0637dc_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.angenieux.com/">Angénieux</a> (now Thales Angénieux) was a French third party lens manufacturer that ranked with Schneider and Zeiss as one of the world's top lens makers. His lenses were quite uncommon between SLR users because they were really expensive and available only in a few different mounts. The production of the photographic lenses of the brand ran up to 1994, when Angénieux specialized in film and military optics.<br />
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In 1982, Angénieux introduced the 35-70 F2.5-3.3 zoom i'm showing here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5772969091/" title="Angenieux 35-70 F2.5-3.3 - _MG_2639 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img alt="Angenieux 35-70 F2.5-3.3 - _MG_2639" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/5772969091_9b12ff78a0_z.jpg" /></a><br />
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As you can see, the high price of these lenses were quite justified. The luxury packaging of the lens, a wooden box with brown leather finish, contained, besides the lens and the caps, of course:<br />
<ul><li>A certificate with the MTF data of this lens.</li>
<li>An UV filter, made by Angénieux.</li>
<li>A soft pouch.</li>
<li>TWO snap-in hoods, one for the short end of the lens, the other for the longer end.</li>
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Taking advantage of the last sunny sunday, i grabbed my 5DII and this lens for a short tryout (Monaco's F1 Grand Prix oblige). Despite its plastic rings, the lens is not really lightweight, especially when compared to modern zooms of the same range. Nevertheless, once mounted on the camera, it perfectly balances the 5DII with the grip. The first look through the viewfinder reveals the character of this lens. The excellent contrast makes the focusing really easy (although i must confess that i have an Eg-S focusing screen on the camera). The large focusing and zooming rings are really easy to cope with, although i would have preferred the touch of a full-metal barrel. Too pity the diaphragm ring is a bit too small for my fingers, thus a bit difficult to operate, at least on my camera.<br />
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After two hours spent at the Jardin des Plantes, two pictures taken with the lens wide open, straight from the raw files without post-processing, except EV adjust.<br />
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At first, one for the color rendering:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5773705124/" title="Angenieux 35-70 F2.5-3.3 - _MG_2367 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/5773705124_e91dbf62eb_z.jpg" alt="Angenieux 35-70 F2.5-3.3 - _MG_2367"></a><br />
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Then, one for the sharpness:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5773177271/" title="Angenieux 35-70 F2.5-3.3 - _MG_2428 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/5773177271_575a58a03a_z.jpg" alt="Angenieux 35-70 F2.5-3.3 - _MG_2428"></a><br />
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If you want to have an idea of the capabilities of this lens, feel free to click on the picture, display the full-resolution version and take a look at the reflections in the eye of the peacock ...<br />
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And if you want to see more pictures taken with this lens, the dedicated Flickr set on my photostream is available <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157626710914913/with/5773705124/">here</a> ...<br />
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For more readings:<br />
<ul><li>The <a href="http://www.angenieux.com/">Angénieux</a> site.</li>
<li>MW Classic Cameras <a href="http://www.mwclassic.com/articles/agenieux/ageniuex.htm">Introduction to Angénieux lenses</a>.</li>
<li>The Wikipedia page on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Ang%C3%A9nieux">Pierre Angénieux</a>.</li>
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Stopped down to f/4, processed by Silkypix:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5647557956/" title="13 - Tamron SP90 Fix - _MG_9580 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5647557956_67d4f5b270_z.jpg" alt="13 - Tamron SP90 Fix - _MG_9580"></a><br />
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Another one at f/4:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5676972805/" title="Tamron SP90 f2.5 Macro 52B - _MG_9917 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5676972805_a5ed02cbc2_z.jpg" alt="Tamron SP90 f2.5 Macro 52B - _MG_9917"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-46500347739482681612011-04-20T14:03:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:29:58.052-07:00M42 fever: Voigtlander Color-Ultron 50 f/1.8... At the Jardin des Plantes, in Toulouse ...<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5638292665/" title="Voigtlander Color-Ultron 50 1.8 - _MG_9064 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5638292665_891ee889ca_z.jpg" alt="Voigtlander Color-Ultron 50 1.8 - _MG_9064"></a><br />
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Picture shot at f/2.8, processed by Silkypix for EV adjust.<br />
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The (growing) Flickr set with the full-resolution pictures is available <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157626249905127/with/5638292665/">clicking here</a>, but be careful to the camera id or the image tags, since some of them are shot with a Pentax K10D, while others have been shot with the 5DII ...<br />
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Too pity this lens locks the mirror of the camera when focused at the infinity ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-84784660405086837602011-04-10T11:52:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:29:34.111-07:00Fleur Qui MarcheBy Fernand Léger, in the courtyard of the Musée des Abattoirs, in Toulouse.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5606488959/" title="Fleur qui marche - _MG_8534 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5606488959_00f36aff05_z.jpg" alt="Fleur qui marche - _MG_8534"></a><br />
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As seen by my EOS 5D Mark II through an EF 24-105 L IS USM.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-3931753029468314532011-04-07T15:25:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:29:03.943-07:00EBC Fujinon 55 f/3.5 Macro at the Jardin des Plantes<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5596499422/" title="EBC Fujinon Macro 55 f3.5 - _MG_7522 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5596499422_e6ecdf3632_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="EBC Fujinon Macro 55 f3.5 - _MG_7522"></a><br />
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Shot with the lens stopped down to f/5.6.<br />
If you want to get an idea of the capabilities of this lens, click on the picture, then select the original full-resolution version of this picture and enjoy the eye of the parrot ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-75384482699968510732011-03-12T17:02:00.000-08:002011-08-12T16:28:42.165-07:00Stereo camerasThe last monthly flea market, held at the beginning of march in Toulouse, has been quite funny. For the first time, i have met some nice stereo cameras ...<br />
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A ViewMaster Personal Stereo:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5521335830/" title="ViewMaster Personal Stereo Camera - _MG_7190 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5521335830_3f130b8668_z.jpg" alt="ViewMaster Personal Stereo Camera - _MG_7190" /></a><br />
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A Gaumont Stereo Spido:<br />
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A Franke & Heidecke Heidoscop:<br />
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Now, i'm waiting for the next edition at the beginning of april, maybe there will be some other nice finds to picture ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-62040524012753528182011-01-02T14:04:00.000-08:002011-08-12T16:24:35.044-07:00A Week in Rome ...Happy new year 2011 to all the people around here ...<br />
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Coming back from some holidays in Rome. Finally, i have been able to test my brand new lens, an EF 24-105 f/4 L IS USM ...<br />
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Buying the lens has not been an easy choice (the EF 24-70 f/2.8 L USM was only 70 euros more expensive). Finally i decided to go for the bigger zooming amplitude (i.e., more "walkaround" style lens) and the IS (after all, i already have an EF 50/1.8 and en EF 85/1.8) ...<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5315399051/" title="Rome - Piazza Navona - _MG_5476 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/5315399051_7b98b25f5a_z.jpg" alt="Rome - Piazza Navona - _MG_5476" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5333500155/" title="Rome - Colosseo - _MG_5162 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5333500155_69cd024379_z.jpg" alt="Rome - Colosseo - _MG_5162" /></a><br />
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More full-res samples available <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157625602257963/with/5315399051/">in this Flick set</a>, as soon as i will have some spare time to publish them ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Rome, Italy41.8905198 12.49424859999999241.6330973 12.146585599999991 42.1479423 12.841911599999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-52492269938682612062010-12-02T12:08:00.000-08:002011-08-12T16:28:16.638-07:00Mittens ...... Or, even better, mitten, since there is only one here ...<br />
As seen by my EF 85/1.8 USM ...<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5227232336/" title="Mittens - _MG_4313 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5227232336_1c26a4e096_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Mittens - _MG_4313" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-53439363343937985982010-11-14T10:14:00.000-08:002011-08-12T16:27:43.056-07:00Airbus A400M Grizzly OneCaptured while landing at the Toulouse Blagnac (LFBO) airport.<br />
Enjoy the vortex behind the left wing (check the shadow on the aircraft).<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5175055373/" title="Airbus A400M Grizzly One - _MG_4153 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5175055373_f9607939a2_z.jpg" width="640" height="411" alt="Airbus A400M Grizzly One - _MG_4153" /></a><br />
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Shot with a Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L USM, processed by Silkypix.<br />
The full res picture is available <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157624210370629/">in this Flickr set</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-13265637988576592262010-11-11T12:33:00.000-08:002011-08-12T16:27:16.892-07:00EBC Fujinon 55 3.5 Macro again ...Seed bead necklace on black glass, indirectly lighted by an halogen lamp.<br />
Developed by Silkypix.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5167443942/" title="Necklace - _MG_3777 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1238/5167443942_6ce66454f1_z.jpg" width="453" height="640" alt="Necklace - _MG_3777" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-24189683921010931242010-11-01T08:56:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:26:55.007-07:00M42 fever: EBC Fujinon Macro 55 f/3.5Testing the capabilities of some of my M42 lenses on an FF DSLR ...<br />
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After enjoying this great macro lens on my K10D (see <a href="http://k10dpentax.blogspot.com/2010/04/stepping-out-with-fujinon.html">here</a>), i used an M42 Fuji-to-EOS adapter (i.e. with an inner flange for the auto pin) to mount this lens on my 5D MkII.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5129943082/" title="Blue Charm - _MG_3518 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5129943082_0d32e765f8_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Blue Charm - _MG_3518" /></a><br />
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No doubt this lens is a winner, on both APS-C and FF cameras ...<br />
More samples <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157622739991267/with/5129943082/">in this Flickr set</a> ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-50664136333681055422010-10-27T13:41:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:26:20.151-07:00Airbus A400MCaptured with a Canon EF 70-200 2.8 L USM while landing at the Toulouse Blagnac (LFBO) airport.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5121038137/" title="Airbus A400M - _MG_3481 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1187/5121038137_f986ecc208_z.jpg" width="640" height="348" alt="Airbus A400M - _MG_3481" /></a><br />
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Processed by DxO.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-31224377461848296462010-10-14T16:53:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:25:58.964-07:00Airbus BelugaAs third post for this new series, an almost in-axis front view of an Airbus Beluga landing at the Toulouse Blagnac (LFBO) airport.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5079103007/" title="Airbus Beluga 3 - _MG_2590 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5079103007_4c3f267764_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Airbus Beluga 3 - _MG_2590" /></a><br />
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The eye of my camera was an M42 lens, an EBC Fujinon-T 135 f/2.5 mounted with a Fuji to EOS adapter bought by the <a href="http://forum.mflenses.com/">MFLenses forum</a> member calvin83. The adapter is crafted for use with M42 Fuji lenses, with a slot for the lug at the bottom of the lens (no more need to dremel it) and an inner flange to push down the diaphragm pin.<br />
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The picture is straight from the raw file, processed by DxO with the standard landscape profile.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-22795881187129540842010-10-08T11:48:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:25:39.089-07:00Musee des AbattoirsIn the courtyard of the museum, attending the Printemps de Septembre 2010, with my 5D Mark II and an old EF 28-105 USM.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5063124398/" title="Musee des Abattoirs - _MG_1802 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5063124398_427798d27f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Musee des Abattoirs - _MG_1802" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44844446314374359.post-5247447799037275912010-09-27T13:00:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:25:10.833-07:00My first post: Airbus Family Day 2010Hi all,<br />
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The Airbus Family Day 2010 has been an excellent opportunity to play with my new toy, a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. For that occasion, it was equipped with an EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM zoom (rental).<br />
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To celebrate its 40-th anniversary, Airbus held an "open doors" day on Sunday 19 September. The Toulouse-based facilities were open the whole day, allowing the people working on site to share with their families and friends their own work.<br />
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For once, the cameras were freely allowed on the whole site, thus offering the possibility to bring home some nice shots, so i brought with me my Pentax K10D (pictures shown <a href="http://k10dpentax.blogspot.com">here</a>) and my EOS 5D Mark II ...<br />
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One of the most impressive subjects, were the Engine Alliance GP7200 engine, one of the two engines available for the A380, with its impressive inlet of about 2.9 meters (a bit less than 10ft):<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5012230643/" title="A380 Engine Alliance GP7200 Inlet - _MG_1113 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5012230643_31c45702af_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="A380 Engine Alliance GP7200 Inlet - _MG_1113" /></a><br />
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Here you can appreciate a bit better the size of the inlet:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/5015529427/" title="Entering the inlet - _MG_1498 by indianadinos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5015529427_7705f55213_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Entering the inlet - _MG_1498" /></a><br />
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On my Flickr photostream <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indianadinos/sets/72157624881098119/">available here</a> there is a small set of the 800+ pictures taken during the whole day.<br />
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Definitively, a nice sunny day spent on the runways, with more than 100.000 people enjoying it ...<br />
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P.S.: To make Technorati happier, my claim code is QAFAVW9GY3SH ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Toulouse, France43.604652 1.444209000000000743.536660000000005 1.3616960000000007 43.672644 1.5267220000000008